Territorial change of Mongol Empire

“Mongol Empire” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1206 to 1293. Its territory was largest in AD 1279 – 1284, at ≈ 27.28 million km².

Territory by period

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1279 – 1284 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

Its highest rank was in AD 1279: number 122 of 1.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

• Mamluk dynasty (Delhi) — 9 frames
• Goryeo — 9 frames
• Kingdom of Hungary — 7 frames
• Grand Duchy of Lithuania — 7 frames
• Second Bulgarian Empire — 7 frames
• Duchy of Sandomierz — 7 frames
• Duchy of Masovia — 7 frames
• Empire of Trebizond — 7 frames
• Mamluk Sultanate — 6 frames
• Song dynasty — 6 frames
• Teutonic Order — 6 frames
• Principality of Minsk — 6 frames
• Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia — 6 frames
• Tibetans — 5 frames
• Jin dynasty (1115–1234) — 5 frames
• Danish Realm — 5 frames
• Ngô dynasty — 5 frames
• Lohara dynasty — 5 frames
• Republic of Venice — 5 frames
• Al-Ahsa Oasis — 5 frames

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 30 by area (of 44 in total).

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Jin dynasty · Qara Khitai · Western Xia · Anushtegin dynasty · Nizari Ismaili state

Succeeded by: Ming dynasty

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in history.

Wikipedia (English) “Mongol Empire”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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